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Mahindra Blues 2018 - Day 2

The second day of the Mahindra Blues Festival 2018 took off at the Soul Strat stage with Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters from New Orleans headlining. “Everybody just come out and have a good time and I want you to listen to some good music and I’m hoping that I tou... - Read more

Mahindra Blues 2018

It may not be the real Mississippi Delta but for two days each year, Mehboob Studios in Mumbai transforms into the home of the Blues. The Mahindra Blues Festival which is held annually at the venue is an event that is eagerly awaited not only by blues music fans and music enthusiasts but also by ... - Read more

The Adele from Mumbai

Mallika sings in multiple languages. She has the amazing voice of Asha Bhonsle, Adele, Shreya Ghosal and Sunidhi Chauhan. An alumni of Berklee School of Music, Boston In 2016, Mallika was awarded a scholarship for summer program at Berklee College of Music, Boston. On 28th January 2018 she had he... - Read more

Remembering the legendary Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh.

On the celebration of Jagjit Singh 77th birth year a classy and elegant pack (Kaagaz Ki Kashti) by Brahmanand.S.Singh was launched on Thursday 08th February 2018, at Prestigious Turf Club (Worli). The launch was accomplished by Brahmanand.S.Singh ,followed by Chitr... - Read more

The Exchange 2018

The Exchange is an endeavour to get British and Indian talent, trade bodies and industry people in the music industry together to understand the region and discuss potential business opportunities. Enrapturing you with blues one moment, damaging you with disco the next then blindsiding you with a... - Read more

SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH at Mia Cucina...

Soul food meets Jazz sounds at the Italian bistro Mia Cucina in Hiranandani, Powai, which has announced a first of its kind Sunday Jazz Brunch in association with The Bombay Jazz Club. For now, the Sunday Jazz Brunch at Mia Cucina will take place once every month and will not ... - Read more

And the Grammy goes to ...

The 2018 Grammy's belonged to Bruno Mars, who won 6 grammies for all categories in which he was nominated.

Arinjoy Trio is the winner

Kolkata based band Arinjoy Trio, winner of this year’s Mahindra Blues Band Hunt 2018, are all set to perform at the 2-day Mahindra Blues Festival 2018, in Mumbai. They will share the stage alongside blues greats such as John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Layla Zoe and many others. The Ar... - Read more

A Whole New Experience Of Being In Love

Vineet Dhingra seems to be winning the hearts of many as right after his soul-touching ‘Meherbaan’, we are greeted with another timeless fusion to let our ears and hearts rejoice to. Vineet’s music never fails to stand out from the rest, bringing raw emotion to the hearts of tho... - Read more

Hema Sardesai International EP ft Mishal Raheja

Renowned Bollywood Singer and Social Activist, Hema Sardesai, made her international debut featuring TV Star Mishaal Raheja, with the launch of the single Power Of Love from the EP Stronger and Stronger, in New York recently.

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VYRL Originals to promote...

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Swag Wali Bride

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Vh1 Supersonic adds Sean Paul to its glorious line-up...

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Black Eyed Peas release powerful new song Street Livin

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A.R. Rahman becomes Brand Ambassador of...

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Joe Satriani to release New Album

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Black Panther OST to be produced by....

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Santoor player Ulhas Bapat passes away

Santoor player Ulhas Bapat died in Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital on Thursday. The legendary musician was 67,
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Eminem Collaborates with ED Sheeran for River

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Vevo broke even for the first time 8 eight years.

After years of posting annual losses, Vevo says it will be profitable by early 2018.The rise is down to a growing digital advertising business, according to an FT report.Advertisers are said to be moving business from YouTube – a service with which Vevo is understood to be currently re-nego... - Read more

New Year Baby for Sunidhi Chauhan

Well known Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chuahan and husband music composer Hitesh Sonik have been blessed with a baby boy on New Year’s Day. What a fantastic start to the new year for the proud parents.
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Rajat Kakar to head PPL

Rajat Kakar, Business Head, Sony DADC India and former Managing Director of Universal Music India, has been appointed as MD of Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL), effective January 1, 2018. This was announced by Shridhar Subramanium, Chairman of Indian Music Industry (IMI). PPL is a collective a... - Read more

7th season of MTV unplugged on air

Perfection only needs a stage and Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged Season 7 is the perfect stage to feature India’s musical perfection. Mellifluous season, this time giving us an insight into the musical talent of musical like Vishal Bhardwaj, Shankar Mahadevan, Farhan Akhtar, Papon, ... - Read more

The Great Rock Music Quiz Book

What better way to celebrate the launch of a Music Quiz Book, than to get people together through the power of Music and this precisely what happened at the much awaited book launch of Verus Ferreira’s 2nd book entitled ‘The Great Rock Music Quiz Book’ on Saturday 2nd December 2... - Read more

Sonu Nigam pledges to do charity concerts

With just over a year gone post demonetization, the music event industry continues to face hurdles. Charity shows have been steadily declining post PM Modi’s move to curb black money. Sensing the change, renowned singer Sonu Nigam has said that he will do as many charity shows as possible d... - Read more

Luis Fonsi Rewrites History

International artist and 5x Latin GRAMMY® winner Luis Fonsi, rewrites history once again when becoming a three-time GRAMMY® nominee today in the categories "Record of the Year," "Song of the Year" and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" for his history-making si... - Read more

Def Leppard's albums available on all digital platforms.

Around the world, legendary British rock icons Def Leppard debut their full recording catalogue worldwide via https://DefLeppard.lnk.to/Digital. One of the last multi-platinum selling acts to be made available on streaming and download platforms, music fans from all corners of the globe can now e... - Read more

Priyanka Chopra as Global Brand Ambassador for...

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Paroma Dasgupta dedicates her new single to students

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DASU releases new song ...

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Daddy Yankee drops his brand-new Club Banger

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Navrasa Duende Global Carnival 2018

Navrasa Duende Global Carnival2018 unveils the most amazing line-up of performing artists that India has ever seen. The National Capital is all set to host over 400 performing artists, including 200 top international artists, spanning Opera to Orchestra, Jazz to EDM, Indian Classical to Hip-Hop, and Sufi to Bollywood, all on one mega platter called Navrasa Duende Global Carnival 2018!
Barely a few days from now, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium shall come alive with some of the biggest international names from the world of arts & entertainment, serenading New Delhi with a series of Live Shows. While some are referring to it as the most staggering artist line-up to ever perform in India, some are already calling it the biggest melting pot of arts & entertainment the nation has ever witnessed.
A brainchild of leading Indian arts & entertainment production house ‘Navrasa Duende’, the Navrasa Duende Global Carnival 2018, scheduled from 23rd till 25th February 2018 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, is all set to deliver a neck to neck line-up of 20 Live Showsfeaturing over 200 top international artists from 15 countries, apart from 200 artists from India, spanning 20 different genres of performing arts.The most astounding factisthat it’s all happening at one single venue, inter-woven between 3 Live Stages, spread out across 3 days flat.So wide is the spread of performing arts genres getting showcased at this Carnival, that irrespective of whether you’re an Opera lovingseptuagenarian, or an EDM crazy teenager, an outright Jazz addict, or a devotee of Indian Classical, you can look forward to getting served exactly your kind of Music & Arts at this mélange of global arts & entertainment.
Amongst the most anticipated of performances at the Navrasa Duende Global Carnival 2018, arethe London Festival Opera’sinternationally successful show ‘A Night at the Opera’, a tribute to some of the world’s most famous romantic compositions of the 19th& 20th centuries by the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra with their show ‘Romancing the Romantic Era’, globally celebrated masters of Jazz & Crossover, namelyPeter Cincotti, A J Crore and Loiuz Banks, in an immersive afternoon of curation called ‘Jazz +’, and ‘EDM Night’, featuring the global gods of the genre, SIGMA, ALPHA9, AFISHAL and ANISH SOOD. And that’s just the beginning. One can also look forward to the hugely popular Latin American dance theatre group called Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, to the Berlin-based global sensation called Flying Steps coming in with their own version of Break Dance on classical Bach, to the likes of SangeetMartand Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia andUstaadShujaat Khancoming together with an eclectic confluence of Indian Classical. In fact, as the highlight of the show ‘Maestros’ Duende’, Pandit Jasraj and Shujaat Khan get together for an epic Jugalbandi too!Other star attractions include the celebrated American troupe Rainbow Dance Theatre, world dance champs D’Intensity Breakers, Jinjo Crew and Kryptonite, Ashley Lobo’sNavdhara India Dance Theatre, Kuchipudi legends Raja Radha Reddy, and popular Indian artists including Rekha Bhardwaj, Javed Ali, Raghu Dixit Band, Indian Ocean, Sivamani, Hari Sukhmani, Jasleen Royal, Soulmate, Advaita, Nizami Bandhu, RewbenMashangva, Lou Majaw, and the world famous Gulabo & Team from Rajasthan.
Slotted as a high spirited celebration of global arts & entertainment, this 3-day spectacle also includes colourful Carnival Parades featuring costumed dancers with flaming colours, over 20 offbeat world movie screenings, topped by a 35 acre spread of Carnival Fanfare. One of the key attractions is the 5-acre Global Food Village being specially created, aimed at dishing out some of the world’s most delectable cuisines, along with full service bars and fine dining service. With an expected footfall of over 1 Lac discerning lovers of arts & entertainment, the Navrasa Duende Global Carnival 2018 is all set to rock the National Capital like never before. Tickets are live and running out fast on Book My Show, their exclusive ticketing partner for the extravaganza!

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Bollyboom Holi Bash 2018

Bollyboom, the world’s first and biggest Bollywood Electro-Music Festival, is gearing up for its Holi extravaganza as Percept Live kicks off its first colossal Bollyboom event of 2018. A 7-hour non-stop entertaining celebration of India’s much loved Festival of Colors will see Amaan Nagpal, Omen, Hannah Shine, Ali Merchant, Siana Catherine, Progressive brothers and Rohit Gida come together to perform live on 2nd March 2018 in Mumbai at Bandra Kurla Complex.

The Mahindra Blues

The Mahindra Blues festival, Asia's largest blues celebration, is back with its eighth edition featuring the biggest acts from across the globe attracting blues fans for the two-day celebration in the city of Mumbai. This music extravaganza is all set to enthrall audiences a high-octane music festival with an incredible line-up of acclaimed international artists at the iconic Mehboob Studio on the 10th and 11th of February 2018.
Featuring soulful and exquisite performances, the festival celebrates music, food and wine, boasting an incredible array of international performers making it one of the biggest events on the city's cultural calendar.This year's artists include The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall; the original Wolfman who combines rhythm and blues, Walter Wolfman Washington; astounding blues-rock guitar virtuoso, Coco Montaya; magical powerhouse,Layla Zoe; and local Mumbai-bred band, Blackstratblues.
For over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the title, The Godfather of British Blues. Throughout the '60s, his band

SulaFest is back

SulaFest is back - in its 11th edition! Get ready for a weekend full of music, wine, food, fashion and much, much more at the gorgeous Sula Vineyards open-air amphitheater.
India's most gorgeously situated, eagerly awaited Gourmet World Music Festival is around the corner and this one promises to be even bigger and better!
With over 100 international and national artists, more than 25 genres, 23 nations and over 30 gourmet food and beverage options - SulaFest 2018 goes a notch higher in its 11th edition.
Remember the last 4 years were sold out - so don't miss out!

Vh1 Supersonic

he origin of India's most beloved dance music festival traces back to the warm sands of Candolem in Goa 2013. What started as a beach side festival celebrating EDM in its niche avatar in 2013 grew into a community of artists and enthusiasts alike coming together year after year for the love of dance music. Vh1 Supersonic over the years ceased to be just a music festival, transforming into a family.

Crafted with passion, the Supercrew with Nikhil Chinapa visualized and set-up the first edition of Vh1 Supersonic in a month's time. At a time when electronic music fans could only dream of witnessing international acts, the Supercrew did the impossible, rolled their sleeves and created a lush landscape of light, sound and color for every dance music enthusiast to call their very own paradise. Vh1 Supersonic gave the country a world-class experience like no other. 2017 saw one of the biggest turning points for the festival when it decided to shift the venue to Pune and revamp its identity. Even through its evolution from an EDM festival to a multi-genre festival in 2017, whether it was Pune or Goa Vh1 Supersonic still promised to retain the same vibe. The Superfam grew bigger, stronger and more diverse in numbers and interests, turning the festival into one of the most promising events hosted that year.

Scorpions Revisited 2017

Uli Jon Roth aka “Father of Neo-Classical Metal Genre”, a guitar legend and one of the most important innovators of the electric guitar. He was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Dec 18, 1954.In 1973, Uli joined the Scorpions and recorded five albums with them, these were Fly To The Rainbow (1974), In Trance (1975), Virgin Killer (1976) and Taken by Force (1977). Uli's farewell album was a live in 1978 - Tokyo Tapes. It is generally recognized as one of the great live-albums in the history of rock music and has influenced scores of younger musicians. In 2006, the Scorpions performed a reunion concert and he also founded a teaching facility in Los Angeles and named it Sky Academy with the purpose of sharing his musical philosophy. In 2013 Uli recorded Scorpions Revisited, a double album consisting entirely of his favorite early Scorpions songs which were given an exciting new lease of life.

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From Strumming to Streaming-5 Chords that can Rock the Indian Music Audience.

At a recently concluded class on Media and Entertainment that I was conducting in a leading Business School in India, the whole class of 30+ students from across the country were unanimous on ‘free streaming’ as their choice for listening to music. This brought to fore the good and bad of the music industry in India:

•We are going digital in a big way – including music
•We are not willing to pay for music- not yet

Nostalgia:

Right from the early days of television in India in the 70s where ‘Doordarshan’ was the only channel and ‘Chitrahaar’ the only source of Bollywood music videos outside of films, we have come a long way.
India is the only country probably which has a popular tradition of ‘playback music’ since Bollywood music still contributes to more than 80% of the total music revenues. The rise of the independent music scene was phenomenal in the 90s thanks to the MTV culture that bloomed towards the end of the century. But what went up came down even faster in the beginning of the 21st century, shadowed by the big Bollywood brother gobbling up everything that came its way. While the artists faded, so did the cassette culture to the upsurgence of the CDs. Napster caught the industry napping and digital music slowly led to the demise of the music stores that were on the media planning ‘must have’ list of any serious brand launch in the country. The turmoil of the music licensing and distribution industry in the last decade has led to slow and steady burgeoning of the streaming audience, thanks to platforms like Saavn, Gaana, Wynk, Google and Apple.
Whileall of them have figured out a way to get their music libraryto multiply, they still haven’t arrived at a magic formula for getting the penny pinching Indian audience to pay for their ensemble. Uber and AirBnB have bred the culture of sharing rather than owning, and that has passed on to every sphere of life, including music. The consumer is happy listening to free steaming musiconline; downloads are far and few. Thanks to the increasing speeds and decreasing costs of the ubiquitousWi-Fi, the experience is uninterrupted. Music unavailable domestically is pirated or accessed through VPN.
Though the dishes laid out by each streaming platform are mouthwatering, some of the ingredients still seem to be missing in the Indian buffet.With USA, Europe and China dominating (81%) the $92 Bn global music industry, India is an infant at about $200 Mn, slated to double in the next five years (Source: The Ken). The situation is somewhat similar to that of the movie industry and hence some of the strategies adopted there will work in the music industry too.
Moreover, a consumer who is willing to pay almost $10 a month to Netflix, $20 for a dinner for two at a decent restaurant and hundreds of dollars in travel and leisure is unwilling to shell out even $2 a month for music in a country where the drum beats are second only to heart beats?

Keeping an ear close to the ground, this is what I gathered might help them rake the moolah:

1.Bollywood is just a big B!
For the music industry who hasn’t figured out why the consumer is not paying, Bollywood music is just an excuse for not having found the right strategy. Else how can one explain the fact that Bollywood’s share of 95% in the physical music market dwindles down to less than 60% in streaming revenues giving way to its lesser popular cousins – International, Indie and Regional music.Though still popular amongst the GenX and older generation, Bollywood music is fast getting relegated to the No.2 slot amongst the millennials who lap up everything that is available on the information highway of the internet. There is a strong latent gap for a platform who can occupy the ‘Non- Bollywood’ position and play a long game- a la Netflix in video.

2.Indie Indeed
Independent music has been growing in the Youtube generation, fostering a culture of music that transcends linguistic and geographical barriers.
A soon to be released movie by India’s highly profitable superstar, Aamir Khan, ‘The Secret Superstar,’ depicts the story of a muslim girl who rebelliously devises a way to become a singing sensation through Youtube, after her father restricts her from pursuing her melodious hobby. While every second millennial would dream of that, India lacks an organized system for fostering home bred talent. Investing in a ‘Catch them young and watch them grow’ culture would pave the way for a stronger indie revenue stream for the streaming companies.

3.Regional is the next National
Regional music, following the track record of its movies, is getting stronger day by day. While ‘Kolaveri di’ was an international sensation surpassed only by the Korean Gangnam style, the recent rage is of a hitherto unknown Malayalam song- Jimmiki Kammal.
Traditionally South India has had a culture of classical music and dance as a mandatory discipline for every kid. North East India has been popular for its borrowed culture from its Asian neighborsin addition to its indigenous music -and now its virgin landscapes and hills provide the perfect ambience for a mushrooming live music scene. Moreover, Indians have always had music as a staple diet in 22 official Indian dialects and all the 29 states boast of their own unique music heritage. With almost all the platforms focusing on Bollywood music, there is plenty of scope for differentiation by aggregating the regional and live music and increasing the revenue pie.

4.The Big ‘O’
A major success requires a major disruption.
Netflix and Amazon have invested more than $10 Bn in 2017 in original content worldwide, more than twice of the big six Hollywood studios combined. Netflix now has upturned the century old distribution system by premiering its movies on the platform, rather than screening them in theatres. The power has shifted from the century old studios to the decade old OTT platforms.
Moreover, Indians seem to be preferring ‘content driven independent movies’ to their poorly scripted Bollywood cousins and the trend seems to be replicating in the music industry as well. Besides, additional content like top 10 choices of indies from celebrities, biographies of music stars, documentaries, DIY content etc. can add much more value to the music content. We are seeing some of this already on FM radio channels in India.
For the streaming business to thrive, a leaf needs to be plucked from this success story. Only original content will be able to free them from the clutches of the music labels and spruce up their negotiation power. This will also enable them to further strengthen their ties with the artists by eliminating the middlemen.

5.‘T’ing the ball
While a diverse catalog is a ‘given’ for any music platform, the audience technology at the back end and the GUI at the front end is what gives it an edge. Log on to Google Play and it serves you music based on your mood and the time of the day. Spotify has its ‘Echonest software’ that lends it an edge to serve its ‘Discover Weekly’ dishes and ‘Rap Caviar’. Why would you want to wasteyour time on even deciding what music to hear, when the platform can almost read your mind like a magician and exactly tell you what you are thinking of and serve it to you immediately.

What is the future of the music industry? Can new technologies like AR make you sing and record music with your favorite singer? Can it allow you to have an ensemble with musicians performing live in different parts of the world? The possibilities are as endless as the limits of the human mind. The advancement of technology and the demands of the audience will push the boundaries of traditional models of monetization. When the teacher is ready the student will appear!

-Yogesh Karikurve is a global Media and Entertainment expert and has worked across MNCs, Indian Media Houses and Startups to build value oriented businesses in Films, TV and FMCG brands. He blogs on (www.indieyogi.in) on Entertainment and Travel, teaches at leading Business Schools and has been a speaker at various industry conferences internationally.

“I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music." Billy Joel. Allopathy, (the most commonly used system of medicine) is fast on the wane, with most people wanting to try something new. And the good news is that today people can choose from more than a 100 alternative medicines, ranging from traditional Ayurveda to Naturopathy to Aromatherapy to Music Therapy.

Music therapy however, is not a new therapy and has been around for centuries. In the Bible in 1: Samuel: 16:23 we read: “Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him”

So how does Music therapy work? Experts say it does two things:
1. It acts as an alternative for a sedative, drug or tranquillizers which would be prescribed in allopathy.
2. It is believed to increase the metabolic properties of the human body. It is also said to accelerate our breathing and improve the body’s muscular activities, soothe the Central Nervous System and Circulatory System of the listener as well as of the performer. Music therapy is believed to heal both physical as well as psychosomatic disorders.

Music therapy can be divided into two broad categories: “Active” and “Receptive”. In active music therapy, the therapist and patient (after discussing the problem) get together, and the patients are actually encouraged to create their own music, using their voices, musical instruments, or even everyday objects like, spoons, bottles, pans and pots etc. Therapists say this allows patients to explore their creativity, shed their inhibitions and express themselves through the music they create. This therapy is said to work well for people who are introverted, facing mental blocks, personality disorders or those who have problems expressing themselves.

It has also been said to have achieved good results with autistic children. Receptive therapy on the other hand, needs a more controlled environment and normally takes place in a more relaxed, soothing setting. It is said to work best when the patient is lying down in a dimly lit room and relaxed. Then the therapist plays pre chosen music, to which the patient is asked to listen to with eyes closed, or if they like they can doodle or imagine happy scenes in their mind.
The music used in receptive music therapy could range from calming ragas, classical western music or nature sounds (like waterfalls, wind in the trees etc) for people who are hyperactive, to peppy, happy, feel good uplifting music for people who are depressed or feeling low. Later, once the therapist determines which receptive music works best for them, patients are given recorded CD’s which they can listen to at home.

Corinne Heline (1882-1975) once prophetically quoted: “…man is a musical being. One day he will recognize music as a vital factor in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth of the whole human race.”

The President elect of America in his speech on winning the elections after thanking his family, his team, the people of America, the only person non American he thanked was our very own Desi Rapper, Baba Sehgal.

Baba of course had been glued to the TV and when he heard Trump say out His name, among the people he wished to thank for his victory, he was totally trumped sorry stumped. So thrilled was he that he did a jig around the room ecstatically rapping Trump Ka Mania, at the top of his voice.

He was still at it when his phone rang and some was yelling at the other end, Baba you did it! Baba you did it. Baba said, Hullo who is this? This is Trump, shit man, the new President of the United States of America, thanks to you man thanks to you…remember we met at the golf course…your song did it man...Aakhir USA ne bol hi diya, Trump pam pam pam. Baba couldn’t believe his ears, Donald J Trump?, he stuttered, momentarily lost for words (imagine that). Yes man this is Trump, and Baba said, man this is a great honour, shit, sorry…sir I knew there was something about you, I always have…but man well not US President material. Shit man, I know, Trump screamed, neither do I, but f*** who cares, we did it…you did it, you glorious rapper…Yes! Together we will make America great again.

And screw the Hispanics and the Muslim terrorists, the African-Americans and Beyonce and Jay Z and screw the IT Indians stealing American jobs and all the people who call me an imbecile and a bigot. You think I am huh? My IQ is one of the highest, you know it and I am now the President of the U S of America. I will build a bigger wall across the USA than the Great Wall of China and throw millions out over that wall. Taken aback Baba thought, I did say there was something about this guy, but I didn’t know it was maniacal.

As for you Baba, you are going to be my Chief White House Spokesman and Rapper and you are going to rap at my swearing in…Live to the world, from Mumbai to Kenya to Calif***infornia…and man we’ll grab some beautiful p**sy while you’re here, hey…so be seeing you soon. There, Baba said, he’s not such a bad guy after all.

Of course the news of Trump’s statement in which he thanked Baba, sent shock waves around the world. What did you expect? Even his closest friend Boris Putin sorry Vladimir and the Russian Parliament was dumb struck for a complete minute. India PM Narendra Modi was scratching his head, wondering how Baba beat him to it and Xi Jinping the Chinese President was brooding on whether to takeover Trump’s Business Empire or learn to play golf.

This news was a bigger shock than Donald Trump winning the election. There was consternation within political circles and government agencies, wondering, who is this Baba. This was something that needed to be investigated pronto and the Head of True Lies Department was called to immediately get to the bottom of the matter. And so, the chief investigative reporter of TLD was packed off to meet with our Baba Sehgal and this is what unfolded.

TLD: It was a scoop to the world to know that you knew Donald Trump?
BS: Yo, it was some time ago, I had gone to play golf and this guy comes up to me and tells me he is a big fan and kept singing Ba ba Ba ba Ba ba and he would love to rap like Baba and win over his Afro-American audience which Beyonce and Jay Z have mesmerized and gone over to that H bitch.
So I asked him, is he standing for Mayor, Senator, or what??? He tells me that he is he standing for the President of the US of A.

In my mind I was thinking what this old man with a weird hairstyle, can he possibly win? Ha. He seemed like a nice guy so I said I will help you out. He was so thankful that he flew me back in his private jet back to India. I told him I can't teach him to rap my style (which even those black dudes can’t do) but I would make a monster hit video for him.

TLD: So you traveled in Donald Trump's jet?
BS: Yes, he was so happy he opened the best champagne and invited me to grab some pussy. I looked over at Melania but then thought better of it. He promised me when he wins the election he would thank me and would also invite me to the White House.

TLD: Tell us about this monster HIT video you made?BS: I told him when I make the song and video, there will be a Maniacal craze for Donald J Trump. He would be bigger than the biggest RockStars, bigger than the Beatles, Michael Jackson and Elvis put together. So I did the song and it was titled Trump ka Mania, and it rapped like this.

Just like I said, the Americans just couldn’t sit at home enjoying my 'rape' music, Trump mania gripped them and they came out and voted for him, it had an unbelievable effect, it changed the world .
My song…Changed the World.

TLD: Now that you have Changed the World what's you next plans?
BS: I am going to be his Chief White House spokesman and rapper, God, ah Trump willing and I will be advising him on when to rap and when not to rap. But, it hardly matters if he raps when I tell him not to and doesn’t when I tell him to, either way he’s gonna do his thing and the whole world is gonna get screwed.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to make preparations for the President's swearing in ceremony…get a new jump suit made in time for my performance and a tuxedo for the President’s Ball at the White House.
(With these words the poet/rapper whose song, 'Changed the World' rapped his way out. Maybe very soon he too will be a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature).

Believe me! Remember when you were twelve years old and your grandmother washed out your mouth with soap and

water for using foul language and then threatened to wash your ears out too for listening to and singing songs like “Cocaine” or “Love to Love You Baby” by Donna Summers”? Yes, our grandparents are constantly reminiscing about the “good old, clean, romantic, wholesome music”, music of the 30’s 40’s and the 50’s”. And you too may have been a victim of having being “brainwashed” into feeling that, yes, the music of the 80’s, 90’s & 2000’s (heavy metal, punk, soul, rap and hip hop) are really full of violence, drugs and sex!

Talking of violence, sex and drugs, every generation thinks they had the right value system during their times and that with every new generation it was going to the dogs. Well, we’re here to break a few age old myths and to enlighten you about the real truth as to why those days were called the “Good Old Bad Days” and how your grandparents lied to you!
“Sometimes she gets unruly;
An she act like she just don't wanna do;
But I get my 22-20;
I cut that woman half in two;
Your .38 Special;
Buddy, it's most too light;
But my 22-20;
Will make ev'rything, alright;
No, this isn’t a song of 80’s or the 90’s. These are the violent lyrics of a song where Skip James sings about cutting a woman in half in this blues number called "22-20 Blues" and he sang it way back in …1931! Compared to this the lyrics of “Ma Baker” sung by Boney M in the 70’s seem positively “tame”.
Couldn’t possibly get more violent than that right? Wrong! Check out the lyrics of Blind Willie McTell singing the "A to Z Blues" – circa 1956

“I’m gonna cut your head four different ways;
That's long, short, deep and wide.
When I get a rhythm of this rusty black handle razor;
you're gonna be booked out for an ambulance ride;
Cause I'm gonna cut A, B, C, D on top of your head;
That's gonna be treating you nice, like mama you ain't gonna be dead.
I'm gonna cut E, F, G right across your face;
H, I, J, K, that's where runnin' bound to take place;
Cut L, M, N cross both your arms;
You'll sell an' peddle gal your whole life long;
Cut N, O, P, Q that's gonna be trouble too;
Cause I'm gonna grab you mama and turn you every way but loose;
Cut R, S, T to hear you cry;
That'll be the last time tears a run from over your eyes;
Cut U, V, W on the bottom of your feet;
That'll be the last time you walk up an' down 25th street;
Marking cross your bosom with X, Y, Z;
When I get through with this alphabet;
You'll quit your messing with me”.
Let’s all be thankful that Blind Willie wasn’t a KG teacher teaching little kids the A to Z of the alphabet!

And if the “bad blue” boys of the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s thought they were going to get away with violence against women, they were absolutely wrong! Because Josie Miles and her sister “blues” singers proved that they too were equally blood thirsty (if not more) and didn’t even need a reason for getting violent! Compared to these “bad mamas, the so called “bad girls” of today come across as “pristine virgins”.
In the following song "Mad Mama Blues" Bad sister Josie Miles is out to wreck the city, and there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop her.
“Now I could see blood runnin'
Through the streets;
Could be everyone;
Layin' dead right right at my feet.
Give me gunpowder;
Give me dynamite;
Yes I'd wreck the city;
Wanna blow it up tonight.
I took my big Winchester;
Down off the shelf;
When I get through shootin';
There won't be nobody left.
Violent enough? “But hey”, I hear you say, “maybe they were violent, but at least they weren’t doing drugs!” At least they didn’t have songs like Eric Clapton’s “Cocaine” or The Beatles “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” encouraging people to try LSD or snort coke! Wrong again sister! just check out the lyrics of this next song -

Dreamed about a reefer five feet long.
Mighty Mezz, but not too strong.
You'll be high but not for long.
If you're a viper.
I'm the king of everything.
I've got to be high before I can swing.
Light a tea and let it be
If you're a viper.
When your throat gets dry you know you're high.
Everything is dandy.
Truck on down to the candy store.
Bust your konk on peppermint candy.
Then you know that you’re body's spent.
You don't care if you don't pay rent.
Sky is high and so am I
If you're a viper.
Name of the song? ‘If You’re A Viper” sung by Stuff Smith in the year 1936 and I’m sure he was really flying super duper high if he smoked five foot reefers!!

Do I hear a few voices still protesting, “OK fine, they had violence and drugs in their lyrics, but at least they didn’t have any “F” words or explicit sex in their songs, like “Oh Me So Horny,” by “2 Live Crew” who Broward County Police had to haul into court, because their album “As Nasty As They Want To Be” had been banned for its obscene lyrical content.”
So Wrong again!
Lucille Bogan, a very motherly, plain looking woman was not called the queen of the "Dirty Blues" for nothing. Yes, this “plain Jane” was the writer and singer of such dirty classics as "Sloppy Drunk Blues," "Tricks Ain't Walkin’ No More" and the "Bull Dyke Women's Blues’s”.
And the lyrics of her most famous song, “Shave ‘Em Dry” which she sang live in pubs in 1935 are too explicit to even print here. But if you don’t believe me you can go to Goggle and type out “Lucille Bogan – Lyrics of “Shave “Em Dry” and check them out. But don’t blame me if you’re scandalized!
And yes, dear child, if you still don’t believe that your grandparents lied to you, then I’m sure you’ll also believe that “Madonna” is still a virgin, that “Michael Jackson” is still alive and “moon walking” and that “The Beatles” are practicing hard… for their next gig!
- Noel Keymer

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The soldier on the beach tells the captain: 'The tide is turning'. Captain: 'How can you tell?'Soldier: ' Cos the dead bodies are floating back'
This dialogue sums up the chilling mood of the movie - 'Dunkirk'- A WW2 movie in May 1940 when about 400,000 British and French soldiers were stranded at the Dunkirk sea and were evacuated despite firing from the German planes. This movie becomes more relevant in recent times when mankind seems to have forgotten the world wars in the last century and several countries have started war-mongering games.
The actors really don't matter here. The characters do. There is a young British soldier who teams up with 2 more and tries to smartly maneuver and jump the queue for rescue. There is a fighter pilot flying the spitfires who along with his battalion is on a mission to bring down the enemy planes. A sailor, who along with his son and another friend, joins the civilian armada to rescue the stranded soldiers. And the naval admiral who is supervising the operations based on orders sent by Winston Churchill.
Christopher Nolan's (Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Memento) first non-fantasy movie is his best so far. Along with Hans Zimmer who supports him well with music, he weaves a tale of sorrow, heroism, hope, glory, friendship, fatherhood, survival- all within a span of 2 hours. Camerawork from Hoyte takes you up close to the soldiers and the civilians to give you a personal account on how everything unfolded on that fateful day.
For once, there is no romance behind the scenes; in fact there is not a single woman character!!! It is the hard core and blunt story telling that makes a mark and leaves you questioning life and war. You don't even need a VR to get immersed in the story.
Watch it in Imax and get transported back in time to one of the most controversial wars in history that affected the whole world. #dunkirk #WW2 #indieyogi

Another hidden gem is slowly picking up traction while all the big movies are being talked about. Trust the Marathi film industry to come out with a horror movie set in a rural background- 'Lapachhapi' (Hide-n-seek). Moreover, this movie brings to light a social issue still prevalent in rural India- female foeticide. The director Vishal Furia smartly interweaves the social issues through the character of a pregnant woman (Pooja Sawant as Neha). Neha and her husband Tushar (Vikram Gaikwad) have to leave their town, when she is 8 months pregnant, and move to an isolated sugarcane farmer's house in the midst of a farm. Their caretaker Tulsibai (Usha Naik) and her husband are very kind to them, but they are disturbed by strange incidents happening to them that pose a threat to their unborn child. The mystery unravels itself in a progressive manner bringing to the fore incidents of the past.
Usha Naik's acting is spotless. Pooja is good but is too active for a 8 months pregnant lady. The music is haunting and so is the repeated game of 'Lapachhapi' played intermittently. Cinematography is excellent and full marks for creating such a big effect on a small budget!
While most horror movies in India thrive on giving you cheap thrills with special effects, this one relies on the story and the treatment to keep you on the tenterhooks! Definitely a must watch. #indieyogi #lapachhapi

While the buzz was about 'Mom', I thought it was a highly overrated movie. The plot was a predictable revenge saga, Sridevi was good in phases in her botoxed avtar while Nawaz is getting predictable with his cranky understated acting- however good it might be. Sajal Ali was the find of the movie with her brilliant portrayal of a rape victim.

"You look in to their eyes and you know exactly what is in their hearts"- exactly sums up the core of the movie, though these words are said by Antonina Zabinski (Jessica Chastain) about the animals. She is the Zookeeper Jan's (Johan Heldenberg) wife and is extremely fond of and an expert with animals. The opening sequence of animals running around her and when she brings back an ailing elephant calf to life leaves you weak in your knees especially if you are an animal lover.

However it is 1939 and this scene is shortlived as the Nazis soon invade Poland leaving the zoo at the mercy of the newly appointed zoologist Lutz (Daniel Bruhl). Contrary to Hitler's reputation of being a vegetarian and an animal lover, most of the regular animals are killed while a few of them are taken away by the zoologist to a safe location.

Thus begins the real life story where the Zabinski's save more than 300 Polish Jews by hiding them in their basement meant for breeding pigs. The lead actors, especially Jessica, are excellent in their restrained yet powerful portrayal of the characters. She balances the fine line between her devotion to the hiding Jewish while subtly thwarting the romantic overtures made by Lutz.

The narrative is striking, more as a real life story than as a movie. Some of the ghetto scenes are predictable and so is the ending. If you have been to the Auschwitz ghetto that is still preserved in Poland, it will make you wonder about the cruelty of human race.

But a good watch this weekend for its cute animals and Jessica... Noor not even being a very distant alternative!

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Orange Amplification ambassadors Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Brent Hinds (Mastodon) and Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) will be stopping by the Orange Amplification booth #4644, Hall D at NAMM 2018 giving fans, new and old, the opportunity to meet some of the best rock and metal bassists and guitarists in the world. Glenn Hughes will, for the first time in forty years, be performing a full concert of Deep Purple classics live in a special tour in 2018. He said of his Orange amp ‘..... it was as though it had been designed for me!.... It was the sound I had in Deep Purple’.Brent Hinds when asked about Orange Amplification said he ‘... loves the feedback and ghost notes he can’t get out of any other amp’. He has been busy with the supergroup Legend Of The Seagullmen, releasing a self-titled album in December 2017 and his band Mastodon are nominated for two Grammys this year.The Deftones Stephen Carpenter has been using Orange amps as part of his characteristic tone for more than a decade. The band’s landmark album ‘Around The Fur’ has just celebrated its twentieth anniversary.

Glenn Hughes, Brent Hinds and Stephen Carpenter will be answering questions, giving autographs and photo opportunities at the booth. There may even be a few other surprise visitors so stop by the Orange Amplification Booth #4644, Hall D and see for yourself!
Appearance Details:Thursday 25th January 2018 2.00pm Brent Hinds
Friday 26th January 2018 1.00pm Glenn Hughes,3.00pm Brent Hinds
Saturday 27th January 2018 ,1.00pm Glenn Hughes ,3.00pm Stephen Carpenter

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It was way back in 1998 that we established, RagatoRock, India's first all genre music magazine. After aspectacular run of almost three years,the print edition was discontinued in favour of an online version. The online version quickly established itself as the leading online music magazine for everything in music.Through the years, we had our share of good times and down times but we have learnt and adapted and are still here unlike so many of our contemporaries and raring to go. The passion that started it all is still burning bright and today we are ready to once again reinvent ourselves with the same fire and undiminished passion.

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Have you ever walked up in the air,
Felt your body isn’t there
Want to go into space?
Till you must of last your face
Move into a world
you can call your own
Come on follow me
Pop a few pills of L.S.D.
You’ll get there faster than the speed of light,
no you’ll never get there on an airplane flight
A place where lights all flash around,
Where pain an happiness is just cut out,
So floot into your new
Come on, follow me
Only a few pills of L.S.D.